Split-bridge lens attachment.



J1 c'l SPLIT BRIDGE LENS ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1912- WIMESSES: jf f a jw FIGK g H1 H 5 E5 13 WWW/L A TTORNEYS JOEL C. WELLS rnivrr oration.

JOEL C. WELLS, OF SOU'IHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

3PLIT-BRIDGE LENS ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June El, 1912!.

Application filed November 23, 1912. Serial No. 733,022.

To all to]: om it may concern Be it known that I, JOEL C. VVnLLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Southbridge, in the county of. lVorccster and State of Massachusetts, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Split- Bridge Lens Attachments, of. which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in spectacles and eyeglasses and has particular reference to an improved construction for facilitating the satisfactory attachment of the lenses to the central portion of a rimless mounting.

The leading object of my invention is the provision of a novel and improved structure in which the lens engaging cars may be quickly and satisfactorily adjusted to receive lenses of varying thicknesses.

Another object of. my invention is the provision of a structure of this nature which shall be neat and attractive in appearancev and which will involve no increase in the papillary distance of the mounting.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an improved lens mountingso con structed as to permit of the adjustment of the lens clip for different thicknesses of lenses and also to ermit of slight variations in the pupillary distance by independent ad justment of the lenses.

Other objects and advantages of my improved construction should be readily apparent by reference to the following descrip tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it maybe understood that I may make any modifications in the specific details of construction shown and dcscribedwithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from or exceeding the spirit of my invention.

Figure I represents a top plan view of a finger piece mounting embodying myimproved bridge and lens clips. Fig. II repre sents a similar view of a slightly modified construction of saddle bridge spectacle mounting. Fig. III represents a sectional view on the line III-III of Fig. I looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. IV represents a similar view on the line IV-IV of Fig. II. Fig. V represents a fragmentary View of another modification of my invention. Fig. VI represents a slight modification of the idea shown in Fig. V. Fig. VII represents a plan view of Fig. VI. Fig. VIII represents a fragmentary plan view of a further modification. and Fig. IX rcprcseats a front elevation of another variation thereof.

In the drawings, in which similar characters of reference are employed to denote corresponding parts throughout the several views the numeral 1 designates an eyeglass bridge which may he of either the C or the saddle type, while the numerals 2 and. 3 dc note the cars for engaging the lens 4, said cars being preferably connected by the lens clamp screw 5 extending transversely through an aperture in the lens.

Referring particularly to that form of my invention shown in Figs. I and III, it will be observed that the bridge cnd instead of being fastened to the strap portion of the lens clip in the usual manner, is split adjacent the terminus of the arch thereof to pro vide the furcations 6 and 7, the furcation 7 bearing the lens clip ear 2, while the t'urcation (3 bears the lens clip car 3 while the strap is split to provide the pair of strap sections 8 and 9 for engaging the edge of the lens to prevent rocking movement thereof on the lens screw 5. It will thus be seen that the clip ears 2 and 3 are entirely inde pendent of each other and may readily be adjusted with respect to each other by bending of the furcations 6 and 7 of the bridge. In Fig. I, I have illustrated this form of my invention as applied to a finger piece eyeglass. :1 lug or car 8 carried by one of the furcations of the bridge affording a seat for the pivot screw.

In Figs. II and IV, I have shown a slight modification of my invention in that instead of the end of the bridge running directly into the lens clip the bridge is bent into the saddle type and consequently approaches the lens clip parallel to the ed e of the lens, thus presenting a slightly di erent appearance although the construction is the same in all essential respects.

In Fig. V. I have shown a form of my invention which may be easily constructed and applied to any thickness of lens and will very satisfactorily retain the lens. In this form of my invention I employ the furcations 6 and 7 terminating in the lens clip ears 2 and 3 respectively. but I eliminate the use of the split strap members 8 and 9. In place of employing those members I perforate the clip ears near the terminus of the bridge furcations and pass through said perforations the screw or clamping member 9 which fits within a recess 10 formed in the edge of the lens, tightening of the clamping member 9 satisfactorily drawing the ears 2 and 3 against the lens and supplementing the action of the clamping member 5, while the fitting of said clamping member into the recess in the lens holds the lens against rocking movement.

In Figs. VI and VII, I employ the same principle as that illustrated in Fig. V but in place of using the supplemental clamping member 9 I stamp and press inward from one of the clip ears the tongue 11 which fits into an aperture 12 formed in the opposite clip ear; this member extending transversely through the recess 10 in the edge of the lens,

and being supported. by the clip ears at both ends satisfactorily prevents rocking of the lens while providing an extremelyneat and simple construction.

Fig. VIII shows a slight variation rf the construction illustrated in Fig. I, in that instead of the strap being splitthe entire strap is carried by one of the clip ears while I also secure to or form integral with the said clip car a lug or bushin 13 adapted to fit into the aperture in the lens and to engage the lens clamp member 5.

In Fig. IX, I have shown the furcations 6 and 7 of the bridge vertically disposed instead of horizontally, as is illustrated in most of the other figures of my drawings,- and in this view instead of splitting the strap vertically, as in Fig. I, I split the same horizontally into the sections 14 and 15, each of which sections bears an angularly disposed clip ear,'these ears being disposed on opposite sides of the lens .and being connected by the member5 to securely clamp a lens therebetween. I

It is to be noted that in the majority of the forms of my invention I have provided a bridge split adjacent the arch portion which rests on the nose of the wearer into a pair of diverging fu'rcations which terminate in lens clip ears, the divergence of Said furcations bearing their separate ears permittin of the ready adjustment of said ears as esired. These diverging furcations, however, serve for an additional purpose in my construction in that after the clip ears have been ad;

against the lens, as with a pair of liers, and" then spread or contract the two urcations,

as indicated, for example, by the dotted lines in Fig. VIII, this spreading or contracting of the fu'rcations drawing the'lens in or throwing it out, as desired, to attain the .cor-

rect pupillary adjustment of the individual lenses.

I claim:

1. The combination with a bridge, of a lens clip embodying strap and ear portions carried thereby,the terminal portion of said bridge and the strap being vertically split.

2. The combination with a bridge, of a pair of integral furcations projecting from the end thereof, 'co-extensii e means for engaging,

the edge of a lens carried by each "of the said turcations, and lens clip ears carried by the furcations and disposed exterior to the, 75

means 'for engaging the edge of the lens.

3. A lens mounting lncluding a bridge terminating in looped pliable portions and coiiperating lens clip sections comprising co-extensive strap portions and opposed clip ears carried by the pliable portions;

4. The combinationwith a bridge split to form arms at the end thereof, of lens clip ears carried by the arms, similar and co-ex-. tensive members carried by the arms for engaging the edge of a lens, and a pivot seat carried by one of the arms intermediate the edge engagin member and the bridge.

5. The com ination with a bridge split to formarms at the end thereof, of lens clip ears carried'by the arms, similar and coextensive members carried by the arms for engaging the edge of a lens, and a pivot seat carried by one of the arms intermediate the edge engagingmember and the bridge, said seat being located between the two arms of the bridge. 7

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

" JOEL O. WELLS.

Witnesses:

H. K.- PARSONS, M. D. HERMAN. 

